Crosscut-saw.



No. 886,296. A PATENTED APR. 2.8, 1908.

G. MQ HOWATSON.

GROSSGUT SAW.

APPLGATON FILED APR. 26. 1907.

UNITED srAfrEs AgrEiiv oEEroE GEORGE M. HOWATSON, OF GLATSKANIE, OREGON.

CROSSGUT-SAW.

T o all whom 'it may concern:

A Be it known that I, GEORGE M. HowAT- SON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Clatskanie, IColumbia county, Qregon, have invented a new and useful Imrovement in Crosscut-Saws, of which the ollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings as constituting a part thereof.

rI`h1s invention has for its object to obtain a saw which is provided with improved cutting-teeth, eachthereof to consist of two smaller cutting points or teeth instead'o'l' a single larger cutting-tooth; and including other features enabling the same to do the work better than the single larger cutting teeth, and to remain in a good condition for a uTeater length of time than the latter.

z:l attain my object by the construction illustrated in said accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is an elevation of a part of a saw blade embodying my invention, showing the blank member out of which one pair of cutting teeth is to be made; the contiguous pair' of cutting teeth are shown in partly finished state, and the remaining cuttingeteeth as iinished, Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of one pair of improved cutting-teeth finished, ready for work, Fig. 3 is a cross section, agreeing in size with Fig. i2, and. taken approXimately on aline z-,e thereof; and Figs.

4 and 5 are plan sections, the former taken on a line indicated by r-ir, and the latter on a line i/ y of Fig. '2.

Referring now to the letters as designating the parts described: The saw-tooth blank af, ofthe sawlblade Y), is cut in the iirst instance with a V-shaped groove c, (see Fig. l) and then the angular edges d, c, are made. l then file the angular surfaces f, y, on the opposite interior faces of the members h, i, and finally by means of a file make the dee V- grooves y', j', the result being that the )ase of the blank (L becomes the common root of the cutting-tooth members 7i, i, and the tips Speccation of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 26, 1907. Serial No. 370,503.

Patented April 2s, 190s.

construction gives the. members It, i, sufficient resiliency, at the same time leaves them stiffer, or more rigid than would a sin le cutting-tooth extending'from the tips le, down to the dotted root line n., shown in Fig. 2.

In the old style cutting-tooth, of the crosseut sawsheretofore in use, if the saw blade is pressed or pinched very hard between the walls of the timber being cut, they would soon, more or less, lose their set, being forced back into straight alinement, and consequently rendered more or less ineffective for good work; while in my improved construction, the cuttingteeth, being comparatively short, would sink into the compressing walls of the timber being cut for the moment, and as soon as released, would spring back into their normal state. The opposite deep grooves j, j cause the cutting-teeth to keep clear of. saw dust.

It will also be found that my cutting-teeth will cut through a knot in the timber without injury, while the common long cutting-tooth is veryy apt to be sprung out of place.

By reason ol having doubled the'number of cutting-teeth and made them of the censtruction described, each thereofl has a smaller portion of the work to do; and this fact, together with their described construction, enables the same to remain in good working conditionfor a longer interval than the common cutting-teeth of the cross-cut saws heretofore in use. ,f

I claim:

1. In a cross-cut saw, cutting-teeth arranged in pairs and having a common integral root or base connecting the 'same with the body of the saw-blade, said cutting-teeth being divided from each other by deep V- shaped vertical grooves cut in from the opposite or outer faces of the saw, eachof said.

cutting grooves con'iprising a wide flat face and a narrower face of acuter angle, the wide face of one V-shaped groove being made opposite to the narrow face of the opposite groove, and opposite angular faces on the cutting points of the teeth, on the same face as the wide face of 4said V-shaped grooves.

'2.1111 a cross-cut saw, cutting-teeth arranged in pairs and having u-co1'nn1 11inte gral root or base connecting the same with the body ol' the saw-blade, said cutting-teeth being divided from each other by deep V- sha'ped vertical grooves cut in from the opposite er outer faces of the saw, each of said cntting grooves comprising a ,wide flat face and a narrower fare of aeuter angle, the Wide face of one J-Shaped groove being made opposite to the narrow face of the opposite groove, and opposite angular faces on vthe cutting points of the teeth, on zne Samefece as theA wlde fece of Said QJ-shaped grooves/.lin

.combination with rakers having oniv e slightly eeser length than such cutting-teeth, measuring from their common base lor root".y

^3. In e cross-ent. saw, the combination. oi' cutting-teeth errunged n pairs and having a common integral root r bao 'connecting the same with the body of the sew-blade, said cutting-teeth being divided from eaeh other by deep V-sheped vertical grooves out in rom the opposite or outerl faces of the saw,

being made opposite to the narrow ace of the opposite groove, and opposite angular faces on the cutting polnts o thefteeth, on

'tne Seine fase as the Wide face of said V- haped grooves, and raker teeth arranged besaid rakers being' only of slightly lesser length than such cutting-teeth, measuring from their common base or root.

GEORGE M. HOVATSON. Wi tn esses L". H. "WHEELER, Z. J. GMSLER.

tween each set of eighteuingtoeth, 

